JUNK Geetar. [001]

Thought i would try something a little different compared to most of the summer builds that happen on here.

The idea is that i will build a guitar from scratch, spending no money whatsoever on the build itself and only using the basic tools that i have, and parts that i can find, beg, steal and/or borrow.

Hopefully, in the end i will have a fairly playable archtop/semi acoustic classical electric guitar. Not everyones taste i know, but I'm looking to build a guitar that is totally unique and that has its very own sound.

I managed to salvage a neck from an old classical guitar that i found in a skip a year or so ago (along with the bridge, which i will also be using). I managed to find a pretty beat up table top made from Mahogany which i will be using for the top.

TLDR; I are building a guitars from scratch spending no money whatsoever. Lots of begging, stealing and/or borrowing.

Thought i would try something a little different compared to most of the summer builds that happen on here.

The idea is that i will build a guitar from scratch, spending no money whatsoever on the build itself and only using the basic tools that i have, and parts that i can find, beg, steal and/or borrow.

Hopefully, in the end i will have a fairly playable archtop/semi acoustic classical electric guitar. Not everyones taste i know, but I'm looking to build a guitar that is totally unique and that has its very own sound.

I managed to salvage a neck from an old classical guitar that i found in a skip a year or so ago (along with the bridge, which i will also be using). I managed to find a pretty beat up table top made from Mahogany which i will be using for the top.

TLDR; I are building a guitars from scratch spending no money whatsoever. Lots of begging, stealing and/or borrowing.

Are you going to cut the body with your teeth, and sand it with a nail file?

I don't want to appear rude or anything, but it clearly says that i will use the basic tools that i already have. Or at least borrow them from friends, neighbours etc. (But to be honest, i think i can get by with what i have).

Quote by RJackson

*reads thread*

*reads semi acoustic classical electric guitar*

*reads post*

*reads join date*

*realizes I joined after him*

*leaves thread*

Well actually, as the strings are half steel, half nylon - I'm going to need a piezo of some sort. I managed to grab a piezo transducer from a buzzer, so i will hook that up to a pot, and then hook that up to a connector.

Quote by Slay 'Em

Dear lord...

It wos liek deliberate innit, yo. Werd.

Proper Update:

I have cut both the bottom and top pieces of the body today. And I'm halfway through routing the bottom. I will get on with routing out both of the sides this afternoon, hopefully.

Tomorrow, I plan on routing the violin type 'scrolls'. This shouldn't be too hard, but it might take a while.

As soon as thats done, I'm routing a cavity on the back, so there is access to the electrics etc. Then the two half's get glued, shaped and the guitar is generally put together. I'm really surprised and happy with how fast it's coming along!

that's looking pretty sweet right now, can't wait to see the end result

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Couldn't find any nylon strings, so i'll just have to wait until they fall out of the sky or something (or maybe i will just have to buy them and not tell you lot, so as far as you're all concerned i got them for free. Of course i couldn't tell you any of this)

AND, later on this year, i will be making a 'proper' one of these - but spending more time and money on it. I'll use nicer woods, better necks, cooler electronics - but probably still the same shape as i really really dig it.